Silva Begins Aviator Training

ELIZABETH—Navy Ensign Adriano M. Silva, a 1998 graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Elizabeth, recently reported for naval aviator training at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.

Silva is attending a 13-month undergraduate jet pilot training course that combines basic studies in engineering and navigation. He will be learning the newest technologies and techniques using state of the art visual simulator and the newest training aircraft in the world.